Memorial details

Memorial type
Clock or clock tower
District
Selby
Town
Skipwith
County
North Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
30942

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Current location

Clock face is on the south side of the tower.
St. Helen's Church
Westfield
Skipwith
Selby
North Yorkshire
YO8 5SJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 65731 38511
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
CLOCK IN CHURCH TOWER. ENGRAVED BRASS PLAQUE IN CHURCH HAS DEDICATION AND NAMES.
Inscription
THE CLOCK IN THE TOWER OF THIS CHURCH IS PLACED/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD IN HONOUR OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO SERVED IN THE WAR 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES, IN 3 COLUMNS) "NOT UNTO US, NOT UNTO US, BUT UNTO THY NAME GIVE THE GLORY"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Addison, Frank W
Arnold, Frank
Aspinall, Geoffrey
Atkinson, George W
Atkinson, Tom
Barrett, George H
Barrett, William A
Beilby, John W
Belt, James A
Bradley, Tom
See details for all 73 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 73
    Served and returned: 73
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height c300mm, width c600mm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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